To help combat the issue of butt litter, our Sustainability officer David Emerson has designed some eye catching and truly butt-iful decals for our new butt bins to ensure there is always a place to #BinYourButt !
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With all this wet weather remember #OnlyRainDownTheDrain ๐ง๏ธ
Surface water drains lead to the sea! Wind or rain can wash litter and nasty things down drains into the ocean ๐
Please #BinYourButt and #TakeYourRubbishHome to avoid it ending up in the sea ๐ฎ
#BUMSNOTBUTTS ๐
Beach Butt Holders are portable ashtrays for the beach printed on Notpla seaweed paper. They are 100% biodegradable and we hope our Beach Butt Holders will encourage smokers across #Dorset to always #BinYourButt
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New campaign starts today. Most smokers donโt see cigarette butts as litter. Containing plastic and toxins, the rain washes them down the drain which in turn releases them into waterways. Wildlife then see them as possible food! #BinYourButt
๐ฌ Did you know? Cigarette butts = top local litter. Takes 12 yrs to break down! ๐ฑ 1 butt can pollute 7.5L water in 1 hr. ๐ Check out Greystones Tidy Towns new butt bins outside Moretti's & Buoy's. Let's #BinYourButt to keep our shorelines clean! ๐ #SDGsIrl #SpringClean23 #Wicklow
We had a great time at Dunster Show on Friday!
We handed out free stubby packs as part of our #BinYourButt campaign ๐ฌ
We also challenged visitors to guess the most common litter item picked up by volunteers on Dunster beach ๐ฎ
Thank you to everyone who got involved!
Cigarette butts contribute to microplastic contamination with 1 filter containing 15k microplastic fibres that shed at a rate of 100 microplastic fibres per day
Just one cigarette butt per L of water leaches enough toxins to kill half the fish exposed to it.
Always #BinYourButt !
Shannon Banks, Limerick Tidy Towns volunteer asks, โWould you do that at home like?โ ๐๐
#lovelimerick dontlitter #stubitout #binyourbutt #lovelimerick #ilovelimerick #limerick #limerick edgeembrace #limerick andproud #limerick city Richard Lynch Tracy Aspel Limk City Tidy Town
Something a bit different from Louth County Council Vote with your butt!
I can think of a few better ballots! Walkers or Tayto, Daddy or Chips,
Beef or Salmonโฆโฆ endless possibilities! As long as it works! #BinYourButt #VoteWithYourButt
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Today is #InternationalBiodiversityDay
Dorset hosts lots of rare and interesting habitats as well as species! ๐ฒ
Please help protect Dorset's biodiversity...
#TakeYourRubbishHome ๐ฎ
#BinYourButt ๐ฌ
#Don 'tPoopandRun ๐ฉ
#BringAPicnicNotABBQ ๐ฅ
One of the most common litter items found on beach cleans are cigarette butts! ๐ฌ
Would you like to see more resources on our channels to share within your community regarding the impact of cigarette butts on our marine environment?
#BinYourButt #CleanCoasts
Cigarette butts are the most common litter item in #Ireland . They often make their way to our coast, releasing harmful chemicals & microplastics, and it takes up to 12 years for them to the decompose ๐ฑ๐ฌ
Our streets are not your ashtray...always #BinYourButt !
#CleanCoasts
Since 2019 during the Big Beach Clean 22.7K cigarettes were removed from our coast. 1 butt can contaminate up to 1000 L of water. By removing 22.7K cigarette butts volunteers have effectively conserved 22,7m litres of water = 9 Olympic sized swimming pools!
#BinYourButt !
How many cigarette butts can you count in this video? Cigarette butts are one of the top litter items found on our coast and in our towns and cities. They take over a decade to decompose, and also release harmful chemicals that are harmful to wildlife. Always #BinYourButt
Please take care of #nature . #cigarette butts dropped from a car can easily start a #fire , and it is also considered littering. Help protect our shared environment. #BinYourButt Hertfordshire County Council Herts Fire & Rescue Herts Police WasteAware #ThreeRivers
. Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD TD supports the #IBelongInaBin Campaign!
It can take up to 10 years for the plastic in cigarette butts to degrade into microplastics, they remain in the environment.
So #BinYOURButt when you are out and about in County Carlow!
#theybelonginthebin #inCarlow
๐ฌ No ifs, no butts, it's still litter ๐ฏ
๐ฌ They are made of plastic and never fully break down
๐ฌ They contain over 4000 toxic chemicals that could pollute our rivers
๐ฌ They can harm wildlife on both land and sea
๐ซ Stub it and bin it ๐ซ
#BinYourButt
Check out this fantastic project by Wimborne War on Waste to stop cigarette butts and other litter going down the drains ๐
The designs were painted with environmentally friendly paint which will wash away in about 3 months ๐๏ธ
Thanks Wimborne War on Waste ๐ฅณ
#BinYourButt
Did you know that almost 50% of all litter in #Ireland is made up of #CigaretteButts ? As we get ready to celebrate #WorldWaterDay tomorrow, always remember to #BinYourButt to protect our waterways and prevent water pollution!
#CleanCoasts